Village · Kamdara, Gumla # Surhu Surhu is a village in Kamdara sub-district of Gumla district, Jharkhand, PIN code 835227. The 2011 Census counted 1,643 people in 326 households, the 7th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 1,643 people (2011) - 326 households - 72.0% literacy - 835227 PIN code ## Surhu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Surhu is 835227. Surhu falls in Kamdara sub-district, Gumla district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 835227 - Gram panchayat Surhu - Community development block Kamdara - Census village code 375862 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Surhu from nearby towns? - Gumla (sub-district HQ) 60 km by road - Gumla (district HQ) 4 km by road - Gumla (nearest town) 4 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Surhu? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Surhu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kamdara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Torpa - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ranchi - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Surhu known for? The main crops are rice. About 41% of the 1,098 hectares of village land is sown. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Surhu Of every 100 households in Surhu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Surhu · ■ Kamdara rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 11% - Toilet within the home 6% 6% - No toilet (open defecation) 94% 94% - Tap water 0% 4% - Drinking water within premises 5% 4% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 63% 49% - Television 2% 5% - Mobile phone 22% 24% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 7% 7% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 23% 20% - Own their home 98% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Surhu? ■ Surhu · ■ Kamdara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.0% 68.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1088 1013 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1087 958 - Working population 41.0% 49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.4% for men and 60.6% for women. 43% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 499 (74%) · ■ Farm labourers 67 (10%) · ■ Household industry 6 (1%) · ■ Other work 41 (6%) · ■ Marginal 61 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kamdara - Konsa 2,018 people - Renrwa 1,949 people - Rampur 1,800 people - Murumkela 1,764 people - Turundu 1,614 people - Sarita 1,566 people - Kulburu 1,461 people - Tati 1,458 people All 73 villages in Kamdara ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Surhu? 835227 - How far is Surhu from Gumla? 4 km by road - What is the population of Surhu? 1,643 (Census 2011) - Which district is Surhu in? Gumla district (Kamdara sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Surhu? 72.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/gumla/kamdara/surhu/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.